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Four Antique Chinese Watercolor Paintings on Silk, Genre Scenes, Framed, c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Four Antique Chinese Watercolor Paintings on Silk, Genre Scenes with Figures, Framed, c1920
Category

Early 20th Century Asian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Set of Four Silk « Birds Among the Flowering Branches », China, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Measures: Three silk – Height : 150 cm (59 in.) ; Width : 64 cm (25,2 in.) One silk – Height : 157
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk

19th century Chinese silk two panel screen
Located in Malton, GB
This is a lovely piece of wall art made from a totally original 2 panelled 19th century Chinese
Category

Antique 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Pink, Silk Blue China-21st Century Contemporary Classical Still-life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tanvi Pathare Pink Silk & Blue China Contemporary Florence Still-life painting 90 x 60 cm oil on
Category

2010s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Six Miniature Chinese Figural Paintings on Silk, Framed, 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Six Miniature Chinese Figural Paintings on Silk, Framed, 20thC Measures- Single: 7.25''H x 5.75''W
Category

20th Century Asian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint

Chinese Horse and Groom Painting After Han Gan
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Chinese Tang style painting on silk of a horse and groom after Han Gan. Han was a painter
Category

20th Century Chinese Tang Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Giltwood

Pair of Chinoiserie Style Faux Bamboo Bird Paintings on Silk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Pair of feminine chinoiserie style bird paintings. This lovely pair features hand-painted birds
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Silk, Giltwood, Paint

1940’s Fine Chinese Silk Bird Embroidery In Pastel Hues Bamboo Frame
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Expertly embroidered in silk in soft luxurious hues. The subject matter speaks for itself. A bird
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Antique Pair of Chinese Hand Embroidered Silk Pictures Panels Irish Interest
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality pair of Chinese hand worked embroidery pictures on woven silk, late
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Exquisite Chinese Embroidered Silk 8 Panel Room Divider Screen of Birds, Flowers
Located in West Hartford, CT
pics. There is signature on front of each panel which we believe to be Chinese script. Each panel is
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Antique Chinese Mandarin Portrait of a Horse, Watercolor on Silk, Signed, 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese Mandarin painting offers watercolor on silk portrait of a horse, signed lower
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paint

Collection of 19th Century Chinese Pith Paintings of Torture Imprisonment
Located in Conwy, GB
others showing sentencing and judgment. Each painting in a narrow ebonised frame with gold painted
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19th C. Chinese Hand Painted Silk 6-Panel Wallpaper Floor Screen Mounted As A Pr
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th or possibly late 18th century. An oversized Chinese 6 panel wallpaper screen mounted
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paint

A Very Fine Set of Three Chinese Painted Silk Panels
Located in Hudson, NY
This very tall set of painted panels created in China in the late 19th or early 20th century are
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Very Tall Elegant Asian Painting on Silk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely 19th century Chinese watercolor on silk, very tall and narrow. Was probably part of a series
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Watercolor

Chinese Mythological Scroll
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese scroll painting. Four riders on various mythological creatures and tang horse, Watercolor
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Impressive Chinese Suzhou Silk Embroidery in Carved Hardwood Frame and Stand
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
A real statement piece of Chinese artwork, circa 1900. Stunning piece of silk work using the
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Chinese Silk Embroidery Pair Wall Tapestries Plaque Peacocks Butterflies
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An absolutely stunning and quite rare pair of framed Asian hand embroidered on woven silk Framed
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Chinese Four Panel Tall Screen
Located in Yonkers, NY
Four Panel Screen, Hand Painted on Silk in the Manner of 18th Century Chinese Wallpaper. Mounted on
Category

20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

Pair of 20th Century Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A lovely decorative pair of 20th Century Chinese framed ancestors portraits. Depicting members of
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Kee Wu Wah Painting
By Kee Wu Wah
Located in Houston, TX
Kee Wu Wah (Chinese artist) Oil, silk on canvas, circa 1950s, signed upper left. Measure
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Silk

Kee Wu Wah Painting
By Kee Wu Wah
Located in Houston, TX
Kee Wu Wah (Chinese artist) Oil, Silk on canvas. circa 1950s, signed upper left. Measure
Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Silk

Early 20th Century Portraits of Chinese Dignitaries, a Pair
Located in New York, NY
This diptych comprises of a pair of paintings on silk, with glass and wood frames, made 1900-1925
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Silk

Four Large Chinese Ink Paintings on Silk with Huntsmen
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Large Ink Paintings on Silk with Huntsmen, Mid-19th century The set of four large
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Silk

Chinese Watercolor Ancestor Portrait
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Chinese watercolor on silk painting of a patriarch depicted seated in a robe in front of a
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paper

Framed Chinese Scroll Painting on Silk
Located in Essex, MA
Depicting pheasant and bird in rock work and floral landscape. Estate Of Augustus Peabody Gardner.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Art

19th Century Chinese Export Butterfly Insect Pith Watercolor
Located in Atlanta, GA
Canton China, circa 1830. A great and unusual pith watercolor painting of butterflies and insects
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Giltwood, Paper

Large Framed, Chinese Longevity Scroll Ink Drawing
Located in Chicago, IL
Graphically mesmerizing, this rice paper scroll is adorned with Chinese calligraphy lettering
Category

Vintage 1970s Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Ink

Pair of Gouaches on Silk in the Style of Castiglione Lang Shining
By Hai Feng
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of framed 19th century gouaches of tulips on silk, in the style of Castiglione (Lang Shining).
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese French Provincial Paintings

Materials

Silk

Antique Vintage Chinese Rigid Hand Fans Decorated Tortoise Shell
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Vintage Chinese Tortoise Shell Rigid Hand Fans in Original Box Box 13.5 x 6.75 x 3.13 tall
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Fabric, Silk

Pair Faux Bamboo Framed Hand Painted Asian Silk Tapestries
Located in Chicago, IL
Large and colorful hand painted silk tapestries of indigenous asian trees in blues, black, white
Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Paintings

Two Cranes Original Watercolor on Silk by Poon Tai To
By Poon Thai To
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Two cranes original water color painting on silk by Poon Tai To (b. 1946 Chinese). Traditional
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal

Japanese Eight Panel Screen: Modern Chinese School Coastal Mountain Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Eight Panel Screen: Modern Chinese School Coastal Mountain Landscape, Beautifully painted
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Large Antique Chinese Export Painting, Gouache on Silk, 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Painting Depicting a Military Carriage Depicting a Western military leader in a Bicorn hat
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk, Textile, Paint

Silk on Paper Six Panel Screen with Hand Painted Traditional Household Items
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage silk on paper Chinese six panel floor screen with hand-painted décor depicting
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Vintage 4-Panel Silk Japanese Byobu Folding Screen with White Peonies
Located in Sheridan, CO
, closed 36 x 18. Vintage 4-Panel Hand-Painted Silk Japanese Byobu Folding Screen ~71" x 36". Hand painted
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal, Metallic Thread

Japanese Edo Four Panel Table Screen Chinese Scholars Pavillion
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Chinese scholars seated in a pagoda pavilion. Painted with ink and natural color pigments on tarnished
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Silver Leaf

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Chinese Fishing Boat Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
seaside landscape. Maruyama-Shijo School figural style painting in ink and natural color pigments on
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Hanging Scroll with Scene of Bamboo Grove
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese calligrapher's scroll with bamboo grove and scholars' stones painted on silk
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk

Chinese Silk Hanging Scroll with Original Gold Lined Box
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Chinese silk scroll painting of a peacock surrounded by stunning foliage with calligraphy
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Prints

Materials

Silk

"Fruit Study" by Won Tai
Located in Chicago, IL
detailed blue-and-white decorations and intricately carved wooden base. Mounted on silk behind glass with
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Silk

Set of Three 19th Century Tibetan Thankas
Located in Middleburg, VA
A Set of Three 19th Century Tibetan Thankas. Intricately executed gouache painting on fabric
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Tibetan Paintings

Materials

Bamboo, Fabric, Faux Bamboo, Silk

Painting on Silk "The Court Woman and her Companions"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painting on silk The court woman and her companions on the terrace in front of the literary screen
Category

Antique 1880s Asian Chinese Export Textiles

Materials

Silk

Asian Framed Embroidery with Landscape, Early 20th Century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Beautiful handmade silk embroidery, framed under glass. We see a landscape where a lake or a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Glass, Wood

Japanese Style Four Panel Folding Screen with Ducks
Located in Rio Vista, CA
ducks. Painted on a silk ground with a silk brocade border and set in an ebonized frame. Signed with
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique Asian Framed Panels
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of antique Asian framed panels of watercolor on silk courtyard garden scene set in painted
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Songbirds in Flowering White Lily
Located in Rio Vista, CA
bush. Ink and color pigments on silk style paper. The painting is set in a black lacquered wood frame
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Birds with Flowering Prunus
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. The painting is set in a black lacquered frame with a green silk brocade border. Beautifully painted
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20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Lotus with Snowy Egrets
Located in Rio Vista, CA
lotus blossom pond. The Nihonga School painting has ink and natural color pigments on silk covered
Category

20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Showa Four-Panel Screen Flowering Peonies
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Lovely Japanese Showa period four-panel screen depicting white flowering peonies. Made in the Nihonga school style with ink and color pigments on gilt paper. The scene is decorated w...
Category

20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Silk Road Region Antique Blanket Chest, with Folk Art Paintings
Located in Somis, CA
This amazing piece is from Gan Su province, in the silk road region. The wood is a type of jujube
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

"Shanghai Race and Rowing Club" Pair of Chinese Silk Paintings
Located in Chicago, IL
These exquisite paintings date to a period during the Qing dynasty when Chinese artists began using
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood

Pair Chinese Silk Watercolor 1920s Framed Paintings
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair early 20th century Chinese silk paintings depicting elegant ladies in robes in outdoor setting
Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Chinese Scroll Painting on Silk of Seated Hound
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese scroll painting on silk of seated hound in gold frame. Slight damage on frame denoted in
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

6 Tall Vintage Scroll Watercolour Painting, Chinese Art, Silk Cotton Wall Panel
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage scroll watercolour painting. A Chinese, silk cotton rolling wall panel
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Silk

Midcentury Chinese Export Landscape Painting on Silk, White Mat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury Chinese Export landscape painting on silk, white mat Signed upper left corner, hand
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Silk

Chinese Scroll – Reddish Ume Tree, by Unknown, Watercolor Silk Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This signed 59.4" x 24" antique Chinese silk ink and watercolor painting on scroll depicts a red
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Silk, Watercolor

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Chinese Silk Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of Chinese silk paintings available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique Chinese silk paintings was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, silk and wood. Chinese silk paintings have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Chinese silk paintings bearing Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many Chinese silk paintings are appealing in their simplicity, but Gracie, Kee Wu Wah and Poon Thai To produced popular Chinese silk paintings that are worth a look.

How Much are Chinese Silk Paintings?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,400, while they’re typically $340 on the low end and $78,033 highest priced.
Questions About Chinese Silk Paintings
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What silk painting is called depends on the origins of the artwork. In Tibet, silk paintings made for religious rituals are thangka, while in Vietnam, the traditional art form is known as tranh lụa. On 1stDibs, shop a range of silk paintings.
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    Chinese silk embroidery is an art form that involves stitching highly detailed traditional images onto silk fabric by hand. The Chinese name for the art form is xiuhua or zhahua. On 1stDibs, you can shop a selection of Chinese silk embroidery.
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    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Yes, you can paint your Chinese cabinet, though unless it is in poor condition, doing so is usually frowned upon. You will have to sand down the surface beforehand, as most Chinese cabinets have a lacquer finish.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese ancestor paintings are portraits of the deceased ancestors of a Chinese family. These portraits would be done by an artist to honor and remember their ancestors, and legend had it that if these paintings were properly cared for, the ancestors would bring fortune to the family. Shop an array of Chinese ancestor paintings on 1stDibs.
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    A Japanese silk painting is identifiable by its depictions of everyday life and scenes that are abundant with detail. The red seal or chop can also help you determine the artist of the piece. You can shop a collection of expertly vetted Japanese silk paintings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    One of the esteemed pursuits of the traditional Chinese scholar was landscape painting, known generally as shān shuǐ. Capturing the beauty of nature within a balanced composition is considered a conceptual feat achieved only by the hand of a master.